After talking about Mt. Yale last October, I finally made it. Took advantage of the break between storms to head up to Mt. Yale (4760'). First snow was at about 3800' on the north slopes and shaded areas. Above 4500' there was decent accumulation. I was one of the first few to leave tracks in the snow on Mt. Wilson toll road, but on the way down there were a bunch more people heading all the way up to Mt. Wilson. Henninger Flats down to Eaton Canyon Nature Center was crawling with seemingly hundreds of people.
Snow had matted down a lot of the grasses and small shrubs which made the scramble up the south ridge fairly pain free...
Incredibly clean air made the views far reaching...
view towards the Verdugo Hills from Mt. Yale...
San Gorgonio...
Catalina...
Fun in the snow! Heard lots of what must have been rock falls on the sunny snow covered slopes of Wilson, Occidental, etc. Sounded like thunder.